Radio Programme

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Refuge was founded as a fundraising platform that works in solidarity with grassroots and non-profit organisations. In January 2021, the radio station Refuge Worldwide was founded, broadcasting the music and conversations from Weserstraße 166 in Berlin Neukölln.

Before the festival began, a musical talk set the mood for the country focus on Afghanistan. In the Community Room & Studio of Refuge Worldwide, the Goethe-Institut in Exile invited the Afghan-born musician and cultural scientist Taman Noor to a discussion followed by a musical performance.

Taman Noor in conversation with Carmen Herold

The crowning finale of the festival was the concert by the hip-hop collective AK13. The next morning, festival co-curator Armeghan Taheri met the group for an interview in the community space & studio of "Refuge Worldwide".

AK13 in conversation with Armeghan Taheri

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Festival Day 1

01. Introduction to the Festival Opening
with Marc-André Schmachtel

02. Talk at the start of the programme
with Ibrahim Hotak, Marc-André Schmachtel, Olga Sievers, Armeghan Taheri and Ewa Wetzel

03. Introduction into the Playlist by Ismael Hares
with Marc-André Schmachtel

04. Afghan music from the 70s to the present - curated by Ismael Hares

Ismael Hare's song selection is subjective and includes classical music, folklore and Afghan pop songs. They all deal a lot with love, homeland, longing and lust for life. Especially the titles from the 70s were broadcast on state television. That was probably also the heyday of Afghan composition and lyricism.

Playlist Ismael Hares

05. Discussion on feminist literature with Marima T. Azimi and Yasmin Taheri
moderated by Armeghan Taheri

06. Introduction of the art collective ArtLords
with Georg Milz and Marc-André Schmachtel

07. Talk with Kabir Mokamel and Omaid Sharifi from the ArtLords
with Ewa Wetzel

08. Playlist 2 - Çaykh - Radio Kabul

09. Refuge Worldwide - Masta Sai & Armeghan Taheri

10. Introduction by Taiiz into Playlist 3

11. Playlist 3 - Taiiz

12. Conversation with Maschall Ander
moderated by Georg Milz

13. Playlist 4 - Ghazi Barakat

14. Mushaira with Alam Gul Sahar, Naeema Ghani, Mariam Meetra, Abdul Wahab Mojeer, Sayeed Mohammad Reza Parwan, Shafiqa Ahmadi Maryam, Asia Mehrabi and Asad Qasmi
moderated by Sohayla Asghary

15. Panel discussion „On the diversity and preservation of culture in Afghanistan and in exile” with Mohsen Saifi, Mahbuba, Maqsoodi, Siddiq Barmak and Shamayel Shalizi
moderated by Zainab Farahmand

16. Concert Farhot

17. Concert DJ Masta Sai

Festival Day 2

01. Concert Elaha Soroor

02. Talk with Elaha Soroor
moderated by Ewa Wetzel

03. "Afghan Futurism as Visual Imagination" - Shiraz Fazli in conversation with Armeghan Taheri

04. Talk with Mina Jawad
moderated by Ewa Wetzel

05. Introduction into Playlist by Omid Jam
by Marc-André Schmachtel

06. Playlist 4: Omid Jam „A Look at Historical Recordings from Afghanistan”

07. Playlist 5: Female Frequencies - Part 1

08. Interview with the Hip Hop Collective AK13
moderated by Georg Milz and Ewa Wetzel

09. Matinée Reading „My Pen is the Wing of a Bird" with Marina Mohammadi and Naeema Ghani
moderated by Ibrahim Hotak

10. Panel discussion „Exile and Literature Afghan Voices in Germany“ with Taqi Akhlaqi, Hadia Armaghan, Sur Israfil and Dr. Mohammad Dawood Wafa
moderated by Mohibullah Zegham

11. Playlist 5: Female Frequencies - Part 2

12. Panel discussion "The years 2001-2021 and the role of international cultural work" with Rahraw Omarzad, Omaid Sharifi, Norbert Spitz, Wazhma Tokhi and Malalai Zikria
moderated by Noor Saeed Shinwari

13. Concert by Maschall Ander

14. Closing of the Festival
with Marc-André Schmachtel, Ewa Wetzel and Georg Milz

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